Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Kyle's Security Breach
Several years ago I experienced a security breach of my paypal account. Not knowing any better, I fell for a phishing scam that luckily only resulted in me losing about $400. I received an email from what I thought was paypal asking me to confirm some information. I clicked on the link and thought all was taken care of. That weekend when I checked my account I noticed 2 ATM transactions from Transylvania (I kid you not)of about $200 each. I immediately contacted my bank and canceled my debit card as well as contacted paypal. In the end I was reimbursed the money and even interviewed by the FBI. About 4 months after the ordeal I received a letter from the bank saying that they were unable to obtain enough information for the FBI to make an arrest. Once again I learned my lesson the hard way!
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